Symptoms Of Pharyngeal Gonorrhea

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Gonorrhea in the throat

In one of your answers you said, "For example, if you give a man oral sex, and that man has gonorrhea, you could get infected with gonorrhea in the throat, whether the man ejaculates or not. Gonorrhea can cause a discharge that can be very...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. If you give a person oral sex, and that person has Gonorrhea, you can get the infection in your throat. Although this infection can be transmitted to the throat when giving oral sex to a woman, there is a greater... Read more »

gonorrhea and hiv (HIV AND GONORRHEA)

Hi Dr RobertFirst of all, i would like to congratulate you and this site for this wonderful work. Second, i'd like to say that i am sorry for my poor english. I am from Brazil and i am not very fluent, but i will try hard.I'm worried...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Brazil-Guy,Your concerns are largely unwarranted. Gonorrhea can be transmitted via oral sex quite easily and efficiently. HIV, by comparison, cannot. In fact it's quite difficult to transmit HIV via oral sex, particularly via the receptive... Read more »

gonorrhea symptom time frame

How long does it take for symptoms of gonorrhea to begin to show?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Symptoms generally occur two to ten days following exposure to a partner infected with gonorrhea. Some people may take longer to manifest symptoms, and many people will not have any symptoms at all. Symptoms are usually characterized by burning or... Read more »

Severe Pharyngitis?

What exactly is meant by "severe pharyngitis", in relation to ARS? Does this mean white spots on your throat or tonsils? Does it mean a really painful sore throat? Also, can a sore throat alone be the only symptom? Thanks....

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

People with ARS don't have to have "severe" pharyngitis. "Severe" can mean how inflamed the throat is or how much it hurts. I have never heard of a case of ARS where sore throat was the only symptom.... Read more »

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pharyngitis

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Dear Forum:
I have had a sore throat for 3 weeks. It feels very dry and I have phlem and mucus on the back of my throat. I can even get it off with a Q-tip but it comes back. Im worried cause I have no symptoms of a cold or flu, and neither of my two... Read more »

pharyngitis

Posted by Anonymous

today a doc saw my throath and he said my throath is red but there's no inflammation on it.. he said it's probably because of dry cold..

I hadn't any symptom except this..

tomorrow I'm gonna take the test..
wish luck for me..

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Chlamydia/Gonorrhea

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi guys, I have got a question about chlamydia/gonorrhea. About FOUR years ago I had sex with (3) prostitutes. I have already been tested -ive for HIV and syphilis. Do you think there's a chance I've been infected with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea? I... Read more »

Pharyngitis vs. a Sore Throat

Posted by Anonymous

Hi all,

I had a low risk exposure 4 1/2 weeks ago. Yesterday I developed a sore throat and today a rough, dry cough and have lost my voice. Does this sound like ARS? I have hear that pharyngitis is a common part of ARS but I'm not sure if that is... Read more »

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